Hamlet
Film

Hamlet

1948 · 153 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Laurence Olivier

The motion picture of all time ... for all time!

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.

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Starring

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet - Prince of Denmark / Voice of Ghost
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Ophelia - His Daughter
John Laurie
John Laurie
Francisco
Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight
Bernardo
Anthony Quayle
Anthony Quayle
Marcellus
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Sea Captain
Harcourt Williams
Harcourt Williams
First Player
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
Player King
Tony Tarver
Player Queen
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Osric
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Gravedigger
Russell Thorndike
Priest
Basil Sydney
Basil Sydney
Claudius - The King
Eileen Herlie
Gertrude - The Queen
Norman Wooland
Norman Wooland
Horatio - His Friend
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Polonius - Lord Chamberlain
Terence Morgan
Terence Morgan
Laertes - His Son
Anthony Bushell
Anthony Bushell
Bit Part (uncredited)